Sometimes MS Office shows some typical errors.
Recently, I ran across an error while trying to open an Excel/word file. Whenever I would open any Office program, it would give me this error message:
Error 25090. Office Setup encountered a problem with the Office Source Engine, system error: -2147023836.
After doing some research, I figured out why this problem was occurring. Apparently, two people had installed Office onto the same computer and then one of them removed it later on. This can also happen if you are deploying Office to your environment via Group Policy and somehow the it gets installed twice.
Luckily, this problem can be easily fixed. Basically the setup files are corrupted because of the two installations and then the uninstall. To fix it, put in your Office 2003 or Office 2007 CD into your drive and wait for the setup program to start.
If it doesn’t start automatically, find the Setup.exe file on the CD and run it manually. Once the setup window appears, just click Cancel. Click OK to whatever prompts come up after you click Cancel.
That’s it! Loading the setup screen fixes the corrupt setup files and allows you to open an Office program without the 25090 error!
Ok.
What if, if we don't have the set up CD?
Here is an alternative way...
* Log on to the computer with Administrative privileges.
* Right click on My Computer.
* Select Manager.
* Click on Services and Applications.
* Select Services.
* Find Office Source Engine and enable the Service.
* Start the service
Enjoy!
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